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Al Gore possible presidential campaign, 2016/Healthcare

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Former possible presidential candidate
Al Gore
Political offices:
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(1993-2001)
U.S. Representative
(1977-1985)
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(1985-1993)
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  • Al Gore opposed Congress' efforts to oppose Obamacare in 2013. He said, "You didn’t succeed in the constitutional process, by which this was considered, and now you want to threaten to not only shut down our government, but to blow up world economy unless we go back and undo what we did according to the processes of our democracy? How dare you? How dare you?’” He also called the efforts acts of "political terrorism."[1]
  • In 2000, Gore outlined a healthcare policy that aimed to create universal healthcare for all uninsured children by 2005. The policy expanded on the Children's Health Insurance Program of 1997 by raising the income ceiling for eligibility and instituting measures to break down barriers to enrolling, such as simplifying enrollment forms and allowing applicants to apply by mail. Gore said of his program, "The approach that I'm recommending is the step-by-step approach, paso a paso, so that we move toward universal health insurance for all."[2]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ CNS News, "Gore: Efforts to Defund Obamacare ‘Political Terrorism,’" September 27, 2013
  2. ↑ New York Times, "THE 2000 CAMPAIGN: THE VICE PRESIDENT; Gore Pitches His Health Care Plan for Uninsured Children," August 30, 2000
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